Squad and predictions for Haven

This game coming in Sunday is where the kicking game can be the difference of coming home with some points or empty handed, I'm not a big fan of Forber but he has had a go this season but I think the glimpse of Callum at 7 shows we need to go for it! if big ginge is injured Connor may well carry on in the centre role but we will have him there at some point in the halfs! Wonder if briscoe fancys a second chance if in the centres or wing!!

If Briscoe is still out of favour down there I'd definitely be getting him in if he's still keen . You can't buy that experience or background and with Calders out and big Red struggling ,him and Hulme should be still firmly in the setup as we're not overflowing with strike in the backs . If Briscoe wants to play full back Carter right in the thick of it at 6 may not be a bad thing for a freshen up , they could even interchange . But an international dropping down should be able to play in any back position really if you don't wanna change things round , and even if he's on the wing he'll be rock solid under the bomb , which seems to be the main necessity for a winger now , certainly defensively.

This game coming in Sunday is where the kicking game can be the difference of coming home with some points or empty handed, I'm not a big fan of Forber but he has had a go this season but I think the glimpse of Callum at 7 shows we need to go for it! if big ginge is injured Connor may well carry on in the centre role but we will have him there at some point in the halfs! Wonder if briscoe fancys a second chance if in the centres or wing!!

callum & connor in the halves with lupton at loose and if big red is injured Hulme in the centres instead of an ageing has been

We seen him out wide last year and it didn't work .Id still like to see Hulme there as he looks such a fluent mover over the ground and would get more involvement offensively and be less exposed defensively . When Hulmes here id move him inside Mossop ,so far its been the other way round .

They seem fixed on Lupton at 6 anyway , so that leaves one half spot up for grabs . They seem to want to give Connor that gig when injuries let them. In the longer term Connor and Callum must be the future.Lupton and Olstrum are different types of player , so its just how you want your team to set up .All coaches must decide which of the 2 types of loose forward they want to go with , the third pivot or strong ball carrier .
Olstrum is strong and direct and fits into how we play the power game , Lupton is more subtle and gives more creative dimensions and openings for players around him. Its an interesting debate in how to maximise your threat , but i see it as a 17man game , and everyone has an equal role to play. Sometimes the bench players are the most important .

We seen him out wide last year and it didn't work .Id still like to see Hulme there as he looks such a fluent mover over the ground and would get more involvement offensively and be less exposed defensively . When Hulmes here id move him inside Mossop ,so far its been the other way round .

Really haven't seen the quality of Hulme with the ball yet as hes been stuckon the wing for most of his time here. He can move, but by far his best feature are his hands and vision. I watched him as a youngster playing for warrington at stand off and his vision and passing range was suberb and probably what earned him a chance at Widnes

Just seen highlights, great tackle from Calum to stop squarepants. Very noticeable the amount of people still in the ground well after the final whistle, Must have beeen haven fans with a sadistic streak in them !!!!!

I don't see why Olstrum has to play loose , he could play second-row but that means moving Brett or Jarrad and i thought Shacks did well on Sunday. It's good to have these problems , I just wish we had more of them in the backs.

That's right . If we were as strong and quality loaded behind the scrum as we are in it we' d be a force in this league . The best teams have the power game to match us , but the difference is they have the speed , creativity and line breaking skill across the backline to get full value off it .